MORGANTOWN — A number of furloughed scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are set to trod some familiar turf this morning. […]
Tag: layoffs
Capito addresses conference in a city on edge from layoffs, funding cuts
MORGANTOWN — You could call it the elephant in the room. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., addressed the annual Focus Forward conference in the Morgantown Marriott […]
T-Mobile purchase of US Cellular to impact West Virginia workers
Employees in 10 US Cellular retail stores in West Virginia are among approximately 4,100 workers to be impacted as the company finalizes the sale of its assets […]
The jinx may have finally caught up with Sports Illustrated
by Leonard Greene It was my favorite magazine, and this was back when the mailman dropped off a stack of subscriptions in our mailbox every week. Growing […]
Why pushing STEM majors is turning out to be a terrible investment
by John D. Skrentny Republicans and Democrats don’t seem to agree on much these days. But despite the gridlock in Congress, both political parties have for years […]
Guest essay: W.Va.’s flagship university is worth saving
by Barbara Evans Fleischauer The term “flagship” originally described the most important ship in a fleet of vessels. It’s also used to rate universities. Annually, several groups […]
Can WVU avoid the austerity spiral?
As West Virginia University faces a $45 million shortfall — and a potential $75 million deficit over the next several years — its top leadership has approved […]
Being laid off is devastating. Yet society never measures that toll
by Les Leopold More than 150,000 tech workers lost their jobs in 2022, according to one estimate, and an additional 23,000 have been laid off since the […]
